Almost 5 months PO

I booked surgery today for November 5th... Less than a month away. I'm very excited but nervous about all the particulars, especially the anesthesia and the recovery. I consulted with three different surgeons before picking my ps. I feel good about his before and afters and his twenty years in the field.

I am 31 with no kids. I had lap band surgery six years ago and have lost 115 pounds, weighing 150 now, about five or ten pounds off from my goal weight. I have a ton of excess skin and my boobs are ridiculously deflated and hanging. I am getting an extended TT and breast lift with augmentation, and I believe flank lipo, although I will know for sure at my pre-op on 10/17.

I plan to take a full week off work and then start back slowly. My mom is a nurse and will be with me for that whole week and then i will be on my own (I live alone). I have a desk job and can absolutely work half days for as long as I need to. Does this sound reasonable? I don't want to push it and not heal properly.

I'm also flying to Australia just under seven weeks after surgery. Am I freaking crazy?? I hope not!

Any thoughts or tips or anything would be very much appreciated. I plan to post pictures closer to the date because they're mortifying and frankly I don't want to look at them!

My pre-op is in two days and I'm very excited about this. But I'm worried that I'm so not prepared for this surgery. I haven't bought a thing yet, like CGs or supplies of any kind... I keep telling myself that I will have a much better idea after Wednesday. My surgeon sent me a packet of things to fill out and go over before the appointment and it mentions that they will be wrapping me in a garment for my tummy. I'm wondering if I will still need to buy something for the first week or if they're providing it. Soooo many questions... I am making a list on my iPad and will be taking it with me to my appointment.

I keep wondering if I should buy a used recliner for my living room. Everyone talks about how they can't sleep in their bed, but then some can. I'm just not sure how prepared to get, how to avoid unecessary expenses and over-preparation. Thoughts??

Soooo.... I just had my pre-op appointment and I'm feeling pretty good about everything. I'm still excited, still nervous, and soon will be a little more broke too :P

What I'm feeling good about:
The RN was awesome and made me feel really comfortable. She could tell I was stressing about figuring out whether or not I had a possible heart murmur (and I do but the PS isn't concerned) and she assured me all would be a-ok. She was also really realistic with me about what I was hoping to see size-wise with the BA. She is a runner, like me, and she was straight with me saying that I need to think a little more conservatively with ccs.

My PS provides all stages of compression garments because they want me to be in their preferred choice of CG. One less thing I have to buy. Woohoo!

I asked the PS how aggressive he can be on reducing my mons area (I'll post befores soon enough and then you'll get it) and he said as much as I need him to be. I told him I REALLY need him to be aggressive so all is good there.

The office staff are super friendly and are constantly reassuring me I'll do just fine and will be very happy with the results. The financial coordinator even showed me her TT scar that my PSperformed on her and it looks awesome. It was a decade ago but you can barely see anything and tummy is flat as a board.

No pain pump because I'm having exparel injections instead. One less thing to dangle off my body!

What I don't like:
My PS isn't very personable. He spent very little time with me and said hardly anything. I had read this about him, this was the only negative thing I've read.

My PS doesn't seem very willing/interested in dealing with my lap band port at all. I told him I'd really like him to move it if he thinks there's a less noticeable spot for it but I get the feeling that's not going to happen.

What I'm unsure about:
Implants! I was so sure I wanted 371cc high profile silicone but I ended up deciding on 339cc moderate profile instead. I am a B now and I've always been smallish in that way. I am not going for major mass, but I want a natural look that is right for my shape. I really really wish I could've had my mom or sister or a friend there with me. If you haven't done your pre-op yet- bring someone with you! Going solo sucks. So now I'm concerned I won't have large enough boobs and this concern seems almost ridiculous to me at the same time.

My stupid lap band port. I want it gone altogether. I'm so worried I'm going to have a bulge exposing something that I really don't feel I need at all anymore. It would be a shame to pay all this money for a flat tummy only to have a bulge sticking out above my port.


So I got my Rxs and just need to get them filled in the next couple weeks. I know I don't need CGs but I do think I'll get a funnel for peeing haha! I've read someone post that this has helped them so they don't pee all over their garment. I'm also thinking I'll hunt down a toilet riser from my office and borrow a friends recliner.

Anybody have 339cc implants? I like the moderate profile and that's as high as I could go before switching over to high profile, thanks to my awesome tuberous breasts! Can't wait to fix that life long problem!